Man arrested on charge of aggravated assault with deadly weapon

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1:14 pm CDT, Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Martin Luis Mungia, 53, man was arrested last month after allegedly running over a woman with a vehicle.Mungia was charged with a second-degree felony of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on May 28. Bond information was not available on Tuesday.Police were called to the intersection of Downing Avenue and North Midland Drive in reference to a traffic incident. A woman was found on the passenger side of a pickup with a large wound on her left foot and blood on the vehicle’s floor. An officer also observed she had large burns, most likely “road rash,” according to the arrest affidavit.The driver, Mungia, said the woman jumped from the vehicle because she was mentally unstable. He was detained after witnesses said the woman was shoved, according to the affidavit.Mungia and the woman were arguing and he said she threatened to hit him with a rock if he did not pull over, according to the affidavit.The woman opened the door, held on to the outside of the pickup and jumped. She landed in the street and Mungia said he ran over her with the rear right tire, according to the affidavit.Two witnesses said the woman was hanging off the side of the truck. When the woman was attempting to get out of the vehicle, witnesses heard her scream for help and the sound of the engine accelerating. One witness saw the truck gain speed, according to the affidavit.The woman attempted to run while holding on to the truck, but could not hold on and fell. The rear right tire ran over part of her body, according to the affidavit.If found guilty of a second-degree felony, Mungia could face up to 20 years in prison. less

Martin Luis Mungia, 53, man was arrested last month after allegedly running over a woman with a vehicle.Mungia was charged with a second-degree felony of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on May 28. Bond ... more

Martin Luis Mungia, 53, man was arrested last month after allegedly running over a woman with a vehicle.Mungia was charged with a second-degree felony of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on May 28. Bond information was not available on Tuesday.Police were called to the intersection of Downing Avenue and North Midland Drive in reference to a traffic incident. A woman was found on the passenger side of a pickup with a large wound on her left foot and blood on the vehicle’s floor. An officer also observed she had large burns, most likely “road rash,” according to the arrest affidavit.The driver, Mungia, said the woman jumped from the vehicle because she was mentally unstable. He was detained after witnesses said the woman was shoved, according to the affidavit.Mungia and the woman were arguing and he said she threatened to hit him with a rock if he did not pull over, according to the affidavit.The woman opened the door, held on to the outside of the pickup and jumped. She landed in the street and Mungia said he ran over her with the rear right tire, according to the affidavit.Two witnesses said the woman was hanging off the side of the truck. When the woman was attempting to get out of the vehicle, witnesses heard her scream for help and the sound of the engine accelerating. One witness saw the truck gain speed, according to the affidavit.The woman attempted to run while holding on to the truck, but could not hold on and fell. The rear right tire ran over part of her body, according to the affidavit.If found guilty of a second-degree felony, Mungia could face up to 20 years in prison. less

Martin Luis Mungia, 53, man was arrested last month after allegedly running over a woman with a vehicle.Mungia was charged with a second-degree felony of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on May 28. Bond ... more

A Midland man was arrested last month after allegedly running over a woman with a vehicle.

Martin Luis Mungia, 53, was charged with a second-degree felony of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on May 28. Bond information was not available on Tuesday.

Police were called to the intersection of Downing Avenue and North Midland Drive in reference to a traffic incident. A woman was found on the passenger side of a pickup with a large wound on her left foot and blood on the vehicle’s floor. An officer also observed she had large burns, most likely “road rash,” according to the arrest affidavit.

The driver, Mungia, said the woman jumped from the vehicle because she was mentally unstable. He was detained after witnesses said the woman was shoved, according to the affidavit.

Mungia and the woman were arguing and he said she threatened to hit him with a rock if he did not pull over, according to the affidavit.

The woman opened the door, held on to the outside of the pickup and jumped. She landed in the street and Mungia said he ran over her with the rear right tire, according to the affidavit.

Two witnesses said the woman was hanging off the side of the truck. When the woman was attempting to get out of the vehicle, witnesses heard her scream for help and the sound of the engine accelerating. One witness saw the truck gain speed, according to the affidavit.

The woman attempted to run while holding on to the truck, but could not hold on and fell. The rear right tire ran over part of her body, according to the affidavit.

If found guilty of a second-degree felony, Mungia could face up to 20 years in prison.